Travelers Championship prize money
Every Travelers Championship champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Viktor Hovland took $3,600,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 28 editions here.
The same tournament has run as Buick Championship, Canon Greater Hartford Open, Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open, Greater Hartford Open. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every Travelers Championship winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | $3,600,000$3.6m | 72 |
| 2025 | Keegan Bradley | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 67 |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 70 |
| 2023 | Keegan Bradley | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 67 |
| 2022 | Xander Schauffele | USA | $1,494,000$1.5m | 70 |
| 2021 | Harris English | USA | $1,332,000 | 79 |
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson | USA | $1,332,000 | 68 |
| 2019 | Chez Reavie | USA | $1,296,000 | 81 |
| 2018 | Bubba Watson | USA | $1,260,000 | 73 |
| 2017 | Jordan Spieth | USA | $1,224,000 | 85 |
| 2016 | Russell Knox | SCO | $1,188,000 | 71 |
| 2015 | Bubba Watson | USA | $1,152,000 | 65 |
| 2014 | Kevin Streelman | USA | $1,116,000 | 71 |
| 2013 | Ken Duke | USA | $1,098,000 | 69 |
| 2012 | Marc Leishman | AUS | $1,080,000 | 67 |
| 2011 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | $1,080,000 | 54 |
| 2010 | Bubba Watson | USA | $1,080,000 | 47 |
| 2009 | no first place held | - | 53 | |
| 2008 | Stewart Cink | USA | $1,080,000 | 36 |
| 2007 | Hunter Mahan | USA | $1,080,000 | 38 |
| 2006 | J.J. Henry | USA | $792,000 | 29 |
| 2005 | no first place held | - | 32 | |
| 2004 | no first place held | - | 32 | |
| 2003 | no first place held | - | 21 | |
| 2002 | Phil Mickelson | USA | $720,000 | 17 |
| 2001 | Phil Mickelson | USA | $558,000 | 16 |
| 2000 | no first place held | - | 15 | |
| 1999 | no first place held | - | 14 |
We hold no first place for six of these 28 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Three players have taken the Travelers Championship at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Watson | 3 | 2018, 2015, 2010 | $3,492,000$3.5m |
| Keegan Bradley | 2 | 2025, 2023 | $7,200,000$7.2m |
| Phil Mickelson | 2 | 2002, 2001 | $1,278,000 |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2006 to 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other two are in the table above, back to 2001.
The 2026 top ten
28 June 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -21 | $3,600,000$3.6m |
| 2 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -21 | $2,160,000$2.2m |
| 3 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -20 | $1,360,000$1.4m |
| 4 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -19 | $960,000 |
| T5 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | -18 | $760,000 |
| T5 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -18 | $760,000 |
| T7 | Alex Fitzpatrick | ENG | -17 | $623,333 |
| T7 | Corey Conners | CAN | -17 | $623,333 |
| T7 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -17 | $623,333 |
| T10 | Ben Griffin | USA | -16 | $520,000 |
The full 2026 ladder, all 72 cheques. Viktor Hovland won it in a playoff, which is why the card above shows the same score twice at the top.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Travelers Championship in 2026?
Viktor Hovland, on 28 June 2026. The win was worth $3,600,000.
How much does the Travelers Championship winner get?
The 2026 champion took $3,600,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 28 editions on this page is $3,600,000, which Viktor Hovland collected in 2026.
Who has won the Travelers Championship most often?
Bubba Watson, three times: 2010, 2015, 2018. Those wins paid $3,492,000 between them.
How far back does Travelers Championship prize money go here?
To 1999. This page carries 28 editions and 1,479 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for six of those years.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see PGA Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, BMW Championship, FedEx St. Jude Championship, RBC Heritage, The Sentry, Truist Championship, WM Phoenix Open, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, The Open Championship, Baycurrent Classic and THE CJ CUP. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.